Composers and songwriters

The organ is one of the oldest instruments in Western music, and its sound has inspired many of the greatest composers from the past half a millennium from Bach through to Messiaen.

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Visions of the Village offers a nuanced account of the cultural history, political salience, and social resonances of Czech village operas, especially those by composers Bed%rich Smetana, Antonin Dvo%rak, and Leos Janacek.

By the end of the 1920s, fundamentalism in America was intellectually bankrupt and publicly disgraced.

Shostakovich's lurid opera of sex, violence, and murder, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, is famous for being banned by personal decree of Joseph Stalin in 1936.

From 1981 to 1994, music patron and art collector Betty Freeman (1921--2009) hosted a series of monthly musicales, or salons, in Los Angeles.

How can we best understand the rules of Mozart's musical games?

From 1981 to 1994, music patron and art collector Betty Freeman (1921--2009) hosted a series of monthly musicales, or salons, in Los Angeles.

Scholars of Richard Wagners works have long noted his numerous comparisons between their characters and plots in his letters, essays, and recorded remarks.

Shostakovich's lurid opera of sex, violence, and murder, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, is famous for being banned by personal decree of Joseph Stalin in 1936.

How can we best understand the rules of Mozart's musical games?

The Marvelous Illusion: The Viola in My Life I-IV is a detailed analytical study of four of Morton Feldman's most important works.

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Anton Bruckner's Fourth Symphony is one of the most beloved and frequently performed works in the orchestral repertoire.

Underpinned by author John Rink's internationally acclaimed scholarship and experience as a musician, this book addresses fascinating topics in the field of musical performance studies concerning the history, analysis and psychology of music, as well as artistic research.

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Topic theory examines the lexicon of conventions that emerged in the late eighteenth century through which composers evoked dances, marches, hunting, the pastoral, and the supernatural.

Anton Bruckner's Fourth Symphony is one of the most beloved and frequently performed works in the orchestral repertoire.

The Catholic Beethoven offers a new view of Beethoven and his religious music by demonstrating that both the composer and his sacred works were influenced by the German Catholicism of his era to a greater extent than has been thought.

This book provides the first detailed reception history of adaptations of Johann Sebastian Bach's Aria mit 30 Veranderungen (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988).

The Marvelous Illusion: The Viola in My Life I-IV is a detailed analytical study of four of Morton Feldman's most important works.

Tchaikovsky's death in October 1893 in St Petersburg, shortly after the premiere of his sixth symphony, the `Pathetique', is one of the most thoroughly documented deaths of a prominent cultural figure in modern times.

Underpinned by author John Rink's internationally acclaimed scholarship and experience as a musician, this book addresses fascinating topics in the field of musical performance studies concerning the history, analysis and psychology of music, as well as artistic research.

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Since Britten's death in 1976, numerous articles and books have been written about his life and work.

This book provides the first detailed reception history of adaptations of Johann Sebastian Bach's Aria mit 30 Veranderungen (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988).

Through musical analysis of compositions written in the first half of the twentieth century, Analytic Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1900-1960 celebrates the achievements of eight composers: Alma Mahler-Werfel (1879-1964), Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Ruth Crawford (1901-53), Florence B.

From the turn of the century to the 1960s, the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley were synonymous with American popular music.

From the turn of the century to the 1960s, the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley were synonymous with American popular music.

Johann Sebastian Bach's works are often classified as either sacred or secular.

Johann Sebastian Bach's works are often classified as either sacred or secular.

Through musical analysis of compositions written in the first half of the twentieth century, Analytic Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1900-1960 celebrates the achievements of eight composers: Alma Mahler-Werfel (1879-1964), Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Ruth Crawford (1901-53), Florence B.

Topic theory examines the lexicon of conventions that emerged in the late eighteenth century through which composers evoked dances, marches, hunting, the pastoral, and the supernatural.

The Catholic Beethoven offers a new view of Beethoven and his religious music by demonstrating that both the composer and his sacred works were influenced by the German Catholicism of his era to a greater extent than has been thought.

In the obituary that appeared soon after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach was described as "e;the world-famous organist"e; and "e;the greatest organist.

The human body is the primary instrument of war, yet those waging war often confront soldiers' bodies in a detached or merely intellectual way.

Bellini is the most complete monograph ever published to-date on the life and legacy of the composer from Catania.

Bellini is the most complete monograph ever published to-date on the life and legacy of the composer from Catania.

A towering figure in music and film, Michel Legrand created some of the most creative and innovative film scores of the second half of the 20th century.

This is the story of the game-changing collaboration between director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann, who channelled their inner fears and desires into films that would become the nightmarish narratives and soundtracks of our lives.

In the obituary that appeared soon after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach was described as "e;the world-famous organist"e; and "e;the greatest organist.

A lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket ManElton John is not only "e;still standing,"e; he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape during his six decades in the music industry.

A towering figure in music and film, Michel Legrand created some of the most creative and innovative film scores of the second half of the 20th century.

A lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket ManElton John is not only "e;still standing,"e; he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape during his six decades in the music industry.

The first biography of arguably the most influential gospel artist of the 20th century, brought to life through interviews with his collaborators, friends, and family Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andrae Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction.

This is the story of the game-changing collaboration between director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann, who channelled their inner fears and desires into films that would become the nightmarish narratives and soundtracks of our lives.